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https://free-times.com· First analyzed 24 May 2026· Updated 24 May 2026
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Hosting Provider

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

IP Address

192.104.183.109

Site Location

🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip

Server Location

🇺🇸 Davenport, United States

ASN

AS10668

Organization

Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

Nameservers

ns57.domaincontrol.com.ns58.domaincontrol.com.

Performance

98

Core Web Vitals

Weight

First Contentful Paint
889 ms10%
Speed Index
1.2 s10%
Largest Contentful Paint
—25%
Total Blocking Time
0.0 ms30%
Cumulative Layout Shift
0.00025%
1015 KB
164 requests

Image Optimization

Lazy LoadResponsive
0–49
50–89
90–100

Architecture Stack

Monolithic
⚙️ SSR
Frontend
Styling
Bootstrap
CMS
HubSpot CMS
Infrastructure
Hosting
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated

Technology Stack

23 Technologies Detected

Advertising

5
Google AdsGoogle AdSenseCriteoTaboolaOutbrain

Analytics

4
Google Analytics
Google Analytics 4
Facebook PixelSegment

Fonts

3
Google FontsAdobe Fonts (Typekit)Adobe Fonts

CSS Frameworks

2
Tailwind CSS
Bootstrap

Icon Libraries

2
Font AwesomeMaterial Icons

UI Components

1
Fancybox

Tag Managers

1
Google Tag Manager

Marketing

1
HubSpot

Email Marketing

1
Constant Contact

Payments

1
Square

Customer Support

1
Zendesk

CDN

1
Cloudflare

SEO Analysis

B73/100
21
6
1
Meta Tags11/15
Content3/12
Headings6/8
Technical23/25
E-E-A-T5/7
Images5/7
Links5/5
URL5/5
Social4/5
Freshness0/4
Mobile3/4
Indexability3/3
F
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Free Times – Columbia’s Weekly Guide to Arts, Culture & Local Life

Free Times is Columbia, SC’s weekly alternative newspaper—your insider’s source for arts, music, food, culture, local politics, entertainment, and lifestyle ...

Description truncated.
Title Length66 chars

Recommended: 50-60 chars (~400px / 580px)

Description Length196 chars

Recommended: 120-160 chars

Issues (1)

  • • Very thin content (30 words). Search engines need substantial content for ranking.

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Crawlability

Sitemap

Type: index

6 URLs

6 sub-sitemaps

robots.txt

717 rules

Sitemap reference found

Local SEO

Local Search Readiness

19/100
Poor
5 12 1

This site doesn't appear to be a local business. Local SEO signals are optional for non-local websites.

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AI & LLM Readiness

F24/100
Bot Access
10/25
Machine Read.
0/25
Schema Data
3/25
Citation
11/25

AI Bot Access

4/14 accessible
AI Search
OAI-SearchBot
PerplexityBot
Claude-SearchBot
Gemini-Deep-Research
DuckAssistBot
Training
GPTBot
ClaudeBot
Google-Extended
Meta-ExternalAgent
Bytespiderinfo
Amazonbot
Applebot-Extended
CCBotinfo
Fetch
ChatGPT-User

Machine Readability

llms.txt
llms-full.txt
Semantic HTML
Heading Hierarchy
Text ratio:7%
Words:9,357
Token eff.:Excessive

Structured Data

2 JSON-LD
Organization×1.1
sameAs entity links

Citation Readiness

Opening Summary
Descriptive Headings
Canonical URL
Open Graph3/3
Twitter Card1/3
Language Tag
Publish Date
Author Info
Lists
Tables
TL;DR / Summary
About Page Link
Recommendations (12)
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Accessibility

WCAG 2.1 Compliance

Evaluates how accessible your website is for users with disabilities, based on WCAG 2.1 guidelines. Checks images, forms, keyboard navigation, ARIA roles, and color contrast.
B
75/100
11
Passed
3
Critical
2
Warnings
Images & Alt Text
20/20
Checks if images have descriptive alt text for screen readers and visually impaired users.
Semantic Structure
11/20
Evaluates proper use of HTML5 semantic elements (header, nav, main, footer) and heading hierarchy.
Forms & Inputs
10/15
Verifies form fields have labels, error messages are clear, and inputs are properly associated.
Color & Contrast
15/15
Tests text-to-background color contrast ratios against WCAG AA/AAA minimum requirements.
Keyboard & Focus
15/15
Ensures all interactive elements are reachable and operable via keyboard (tab, enter, escape).
ARIA & Roles
4/15
Checks correct use of WAI-ARIA attributes (roles, states, properties) for assistive technologies.
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Carbon Footprint

SWDM v4 · Eco-Score

Carbon emissions estimated using the Sustainable Web Design Model v4 (SWDM v4). Factors in data center, network, and device energy across new and returning visitors. Grade thresholds based on HTTP Archive percentiles.
50/100
B
126 mg
CO₂e / view
1014.6 KB
Page Weight
70%
Cleaner Than
New Visitor
143 mg
vs
Returning (cached)
72 mg
Annual (10K/mo)
15.1 kg
Emission Segments
Data Center
28 mg
Network
30 mg
Device
67 mg
Resource Breakdown
JavaScript
841.6 KB
Images
39.6 KB
CSS
1.4 KB
Fonts
44.7 KB
HTML
63.4 KB
Other
24.0 KB
Green Hosting Not Verified
Lee Enterprises, Incorporated
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C

Security Score

65%Fair
Critical / Transactional

HTTPS

No WAF

63d

Certificate Details

Type

Domain Validated (DV)

Certificate Authority

Google Trust Services

Key Algorithm

ECDSA (secp256r1) (256 bit)

Signature

SHA-256 with RSA

TLS Version

TLSv1.3

HTTP Protocol

HTTP/2

Valid From

28.04.2026

Valid Until

27.07.2026

OCSP Stapling

Enabled

Subject Alternative Names (2)

postandcourier.comwww.postandcourier.com

SHA-256 Fingerprint

0B:A9:EE:64:84:D4:07:B8:7E:36:27:A1:9E:7B:9A:F2:AE:F4:8B:9C...

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HTTP Headers

Developer Console

accept-ranges
bytes
age
49716
cache-control
🟡 10s(public, max-age=10)
content-encoding
📦 Gzip(gzip)
content-length
64600
content-security-policy
upgrade-insecure-requests
Good Warning Issue

Email Infrastructure

Mimecast

Score

95

SPF
DKIM
DMARC

DMARC Policy

None (Monitor Only)

MX Records (2)

us-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com
us-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com

Domain Information

free-times.com

Domain Age
30 years

Created

20.05.1996

Expires

21.05.2027

Last Updated

21.05.2025

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

DNSSEC
Not Enabled

Privacy & Compliance

Cookiebot

Cookie Consent Banner
Cookiebot
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service

GDPR Indicators

Cookie consent banner detected
CMP: Cookiebot
Privacy policy page linked
Data Protection Officer mentioned
Legitimate interest basis mentioned

Mobile Compatibility

Viewport & Responsive Test

Tests how well your website works on mobile devices. Checks viewport configuration, responsive layout, touch targets, font readability, and simulates rendering across different screen sizes.
B
79/100
Mobile Friendly48 breakpoints
Viewport Meta
The viewport meta tag tells mobile browsers how to scale the page. Without it, mobile devices render at desktop width.
Responsive Design
Uses CSS media queries or flexible layouts to adapt content to different screen sizes automatically.
Touch Icons
Apple touch icons and favicons displayed when users add the site to their home screen on mobile devices.
Readable Font Size
Base font size should be at least 16px on mobile to ensure text is readable without zooming.
Relative Units
Using em, rem, %, or vw instead of fixed px values allows content to scale properly across screen sizes.
No H-Scroll Risk
No elements wider than the viewport that would cause horizontal scrolling on mobile devices.
Tap Targets OK
Interactive elements (buttons, links) are at least 48x48px with enough spacing to prevent accidental taps.
No Fixed Widths
No elements with fixed pixel widths that could overflow on smaller screens and break the layout.
Viewport
width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
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Typography & Readability

Open Sans

WCAG Partial
52/100
Readability
/30
12/30

12px · LH 1.33

Hierarchy
/20
14/20

1.5x ratio

WCAG
/25
14/25

1.1:1 min contrast

Performance
/25
12/25

4 fonts · 6 req

Heading Font

Open Sans

Sans18px

Body Font

Open Sans

Sans12px

Contrast Ratio

1.1:1

14 issues

Reading Comfort

~39 CPL

Narrow lines
18px
h1
14px
h2
30px
h3
20px
h4
12px
p
Minor Second
Scale

❌ Critical: 12px body text is too small. Minimum 14px, recommend 16px+.

⚠️ Tight line spacing (1.33). Increase to 1.4–1.6 for better readability.

⚠️ Hard to read: Flesch score 46/100. Simplify sentences for wider reach.

⚠️ Partial contrast: 14 elements below WCAG AA threshold (min 1.1:1).

⚠️ Minor heading issue: 1 level skip(s) detected. Maintain sequential order for screen readers.

✅ Smart font loading: font-display: swap prevents invisible text during load (FOIT).

GGoogle FontsAAdobe FontsFlesch 46

Color Palette

7 unique colors
5.74:1 AA Dark
#666666
Other· 56.9%
#ffffff
Background· 22.599999999999998%
#181410
Primary· 10.8%
#566d8c
Secondary· 1.6%

Business & Marketing Stack

9 Tools Detected

Enterprise

CRM Systems

1
HubSpotMid-Market

Customer Relationship Management platforms

Behavior Analytics

3
Google Tag ManagerFree
Google AnalyticsFree
SegmentEnterprise

User behavior and product analytics

Advertising

3
Google AdsEnterprise
TaboolaMid-Market
AdRollMid-Market

Ad platforms and retargeting pixels

Privacy & Cookies

1
CookiebotMid-Market

Cookie consent and privacy compliance tools

Social Media

1
Facebook SDKFree

Social widgets and sharing tools

5

Categories

9

Total Tools

2

Enterprise

4

Mid-Market

Assessment: Sophisticated marketing and sales technology infrastructure

Ad Networks

Google AdSenseGoogle Ad ManagerMedia.netSovrnPubMaticOpenXIndex ExchangePrebid.js

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Scripts & Styles

30 Resources

20
Scripts
10
Styles
14
Async
0
Defer

Top Script Sources

googletagmanager.com(8)cdn.cxense.com(2)pm-widget.taboola.com(1)id.tinypass.com(1)cdn.segment.com(1)

Website Identity

free-times.com

30 years old

free-times.com1225 Lady Street, Suite 201Columbia, SC 29201Phone:803-765-0707Email:webmaster@free-times.com

Location detected: 🇺🇸 United Statesvia ip
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Last analyzed: 24 May 2026 at 18:47

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